US government plans to unleash ‘hunters’ to KILL half a million owls in three US states to save its endangered cousin

US government plans to unleash ‘hunters’ to KILL half a million owls in three US states to save its endangered cousin

At least 500,0000 invasive barred owls’ lives are at stake for encroaching on the endangered California spotted owl’s territory. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) plans to unleash ‘hunters’ in California, Oregon and Washington to kill about half a million nocturnal birds that are native to the eastern US. Under the proposal, hunters would […]

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Understanding the Behavior and Social Structure of Wild Mustangs

Understanding the Behavior and Social Structure of Wild Mustangs

When picturing the Wild West, images of cowboys, swirling lassos, and thundering wild mustangs likely come to your mind. These magnificent creatures still run across North American landscapes today. Descended from horses brought by early European settlers, over 60,000 free-roaming mustangs now live in the western territories made iconic by their ancestors. Their name originates […]

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